Goat and man wheeled toy



Oct. 24, 1950 A. VOGlNl GOAT AND MAN WHEELED TOY Filed Aug. 15, 1948 INVENTOR.

A RTHUR VOGIN/ EMA/L man ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to wheeled toys.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wheeled toy wherein one of the figures is driven by a wheel crank and caused to engage another figure to upset the same and wherein upon the return of the first figure, the second figure will be returned by a delayed action and in a fast manner resulting from a connection between the figures of elastic which will stretch until the weight of the second figure is overcome by the elastic and the second figure will be returned just prior to the next revolution of the first figure.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a wheeled toy comprising a bunting goat adapted to engage with a bent over man figure to knock over the man and wherein the goat will be caused to travel in a longitudinally extending path and wherein at the same time the rear of the goat will be elevated as engagement is had with the bent over man Other objects of the present invention are to provide a wheeled toy having two figures operable in succession and employing an elastic for the fast return of the second figure, which is of simple construction, easy to operate, inexpensive to manufacture, sturdy and rugged and efiicient in operation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a wheeled toy employing the features of the present invention and constructed according to one form thereof.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of the toy shown in Fig. 1 with portions broken away longitudinally of the base to show the operating mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary and bottom plan view of the toy shown in Fig. l and looking upon the operating mechanism thereof.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I represents a base to the forward end of which there is connected a string II by which the base may be pulled. Depending from the forward end of the base and at the opposite sides of the same are brackets l2 in which is journalled a front axle I3 having supporting wheels l4 thereon. Depending from the rear of the base are brackets I5 having a crank axle l6 journalled therein and on which are fixed driving or rear supporting wheels IT. The crank axle has a center crank I8 to which are pivotally connected drive rods 2| and 22. The base has a slot extending from the rear edge forwardly as indicated at 23 and through this slot the rods 2| and 22 are extended. The rod 2| connects with the forward end of a goat figure 24 to cause the goat to slide longitudinally along the slot 23. The goat 24 has a projection which depends through the slot 23 and on which is a transverse portion 25 which serves to prevent the levation of the forward part of the goat as it is moved along the slot 23,

The connection of the forward portion of the goat with the slot is loose and such as to permit the goat 24 to be tilted upwardly in the manner as shown in Fig. 2. The portion extending through the slot 23 is indicated at 26 and the goat is pivotally connected to this portion 26 as indicated at 21.

The rod 22 is pivotally connected to the rear portion of the goat as indicated at 28 and will cause the rear portion of the goat to be elevated simultaneously with the forward movement of the forward portion of the goat.

Hinged to the top of the base as indicated at 3| is a bent over man figure 32 with which the goat will engage to knock the man further over. The mans arms as indicated at 33 extend downwardly and will serve as a stop to limit the pivotal movement of the man. Connected between the goat and the man is an elastic 34 which serves to return the man to the upright position with a quick action as the goat is approaching its rearmost position. The elastic will stretch until the weight of the man has been overcome and then suddenly the man will be returned to the upright position. As the goat moves forward, the elastic is loose and the elastic is of suiiicient length to permit the full forward tilting movement of the man so that its arm 33 will strike the base. By the use of this elastic a delayed return of the man 32 to its upright position is effected.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of th present invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A wheeled toy comprising a base, front supporting wheels for the base, a crank axle journalled on the rear part of the base and having supporting wheels thereon, a goat figure connected to the base for longitudinal movement with respect thereto, rod means operatively connected between the goat figure and the crank axle whereby to cause the movement of the goat figure, a bent over man figure pivotally connected to the base and adapted when in an upright position to be hunted by the goat on its forward movement so that the man is knocked over, and an elastic band connected between the goat figure and the bent over man figure, to eifect the return of the bent over man figure to an upright position as the goat is returned by the crank axle whereby the man figure is returned with a quick action and preparatory to the forward movement of the goat.

2. A toy comprising a base, said base having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, forward supporting wheels for the base, a crank axle journalled to the rear of the base and having rear supporting wheels thereon, a goat figure disposed above the slot of the base, connection means to retain the goat against vertical displacement from the slot while permitting sliding and longitudinal movement of the goat therealon'g, a rod extending between the connection means and the crank axle to efiect the movement of the goat over the slot, a second rod extending between the rear of the goat figure and the crank axle whereby to elevate the rear portion of the goat while extending the same forwardly, a bent over man figure pivotally connected to the base and adapted to be knocked over by the abutment of the goat figure therewith on its forward movement on the base, and an elastic return member connected between the goat and the bent over man figure whereby the bent over man figure will be returned with quick action as the goat is withdrawn preparatory to another forward movement, said bent over man figur having arm portions serving to stop the forward movement of the bent over man figure when knocked over by the goat figure.

ARTHUR VOGINI.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,403,382 Brewer Jan, 10, 1922 1,754,916 Thompson Apr. 15, 1930 

